A tournament organizer with some kind of respect for the tournament he’s about to hold would unlock them, no?
I’m doing one in a month or so and I’m going to unlock all characters on the systems.
Gootecks in his last 2 podcast mentioned that Japan also bans them. Is he wrong on that?
That is ban worthy? That’s just dumb.
Great vids, looked like alot of fun, thanks for sharing!
Jinrai
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Hi, I use Seth and he’s my favorite character to play as.
That said, the discussion is moot since real tournaments allow them. Let’s keep the discussion to the event itself and away from the tired old ban argument.
There’s nothing bannable about Gouken. Parries leave him open to throws and other shit.
Seth is more questionable because certain characters have very little they can do to get near him (especially if he has ultra), but I’m not sure he’s banworthy either.
Lane
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he does shit damage, and he eats damage like hell, though.
Why don’t we just talk about the matches? Talking about what characters were banned at an event that already happened isn’t gonna make much of a difference. I’m sure theres plenty of other threads to debate that in. That Combofiend vs Edma match was dope.
Man i wish i lived in SoCal…
Tanner
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true… it’s impossible to get near seth if he has ultra… you just have to eat the ultra or hope they mess up
Here’s Kai’s conception on the ban of Seth and Gouken, or what I interpreted from the podcast (of course, I do work while I listen, so it might not have reproduced his entire argument - someone who listened carefully go ahead and add on):
Since the Japanese are paragons of execution, they should have the authority to ban whichever characters they deem ban-worthy. And what do you know, Seth and Gouken are banned in Japanese SFIV tournaments. For those that argue that US players are up to par compared to Japanese players… wait for SBO or EVO if any Japanese decide to come.
I find the argument somewhat of a debate between arcade players and console players… since Seth and Gouken are the only two tournament “worthy” console characters, and arcade players have been playing for months without the two and doing just fine.
And those that stated the argument is moot since the two aren’t banned… they were before, so don’t get your hopes up that they won’t be in the future. Don’t spend all of your time on one character that could be banned… while you could have been playing another character that’s just as battle-worthy as Seth/Gouken. Just a thought.
Back to the topic: Rose ball for EVO! Ha.
_Snake
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People keep saying they’re banned in Japan but don’t provide any proof. Source? I find it odd that Japan is holding console tournaments.
Errr… They have some pretty broken moves, lol. Especially Gouken with his backthrow ultra and parry. It’s a only a little ridiculous, just a little.
Juggy
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Opinions are fun. Mocking others’ opinions is more fun. I disagree with you. I don’t main either of them.
Last time I checked, throws are techable, and seths ultra is blockable. If you wanna ban someone, ban Sagat. No, I don’t mean it, bans in this game are completely unnecessary.
Speaking of sagat, funny seeing sagat get triple EX ass-pounded by mike ross’ honda.
Missed this barfights even though I was in the area, can’t wait to hear about the next one! Watched those youtube vids and seemed like a great turnout! Congrats to everyone who played, and especially those who won, great shit! If only EdMa had finished off combo fiend after that taunt, that would have made the place explode! (not that it wasn’t on fire already)
How about we STFU with all this ban crap and get to talking about Fuson whooping some ASS in that 2v2?
Oh and Ed Ma taunting Combo in the last game: confident that he was going to come back or going out in style?
That Rose Ball thing was AWESOME! Great idea for a match! The match vids were great too; definitely very exciting to see players of that caliber facing off.
Man, was so ready to head out to this thing, but alas gf was stuck in San Diego from the night before, so my trip went south rather than to Pasadena.
Hurry and plan the next one! If its at a bar I wont be sober!
Gouken’s parry is a pretty lame excuse for banning. Moves like that have been a staple in Snk games since almost the beginning(Yamazaki, Blue Mary, Todoh). And doesn’t Dudley have a parry move as well?
